Solomon Fight Not Major Victory Says Official
A high official stated that Allied forces did not gain a major victory in the Solomon Islands. He cited two Japanese actions: a 700-strong landing at Guadalcanal and subsequent reconnaissance in the Solomons, both not constituting a full-scale offensive. Milne Bay and Buna losses, plus naval withdrawals, were noted as ongoing conflicts.
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Washington
Solomon Islands
United Naions
Pacific
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Suni
Milne Bay
New Guinea
Port Moresby
MacArthur
Buna
Navy Department
Tulagi Orea
U. S
Bune
Reuters
New Zealand
Tagraham
Two Armies Dig In As Libyan Front Stalemates
War dispatch describes Rommel and Alexander facing a dug in 28 mile Libyan front from Qattara to El Alamein. Tanks are unlikely early, with artillery and air power shaping a cautious buildup. Allied air superiority and supply efforts continue, while ground offensives hinge on breaking fixed lines.
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Mebho
Axis
Rommel
Hitlerite
Alexander the Briton
Alexander
Great Qattara
Quiltara
E Alamein
Plantey
Kusshin
Hiller
Red Grange Starts 1942 Football Season
Hazel E. Gruse notes Red Grange, famed figure, kicks off the 1942 season in a Kingsport Times sports roundup. The feature covers Grange with praise, previews sectional roundups, and tracks pros with predictions and profiles.
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Hazel E. Gruse
Kingsports
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Sithar
Teeturer
Grange
Chivago Bears
Wic Sheest
Fonthath
Ted Grange
NEA. Servive
Mingsport Times
Reds Hold Back Nazi Rush On Stalingrad City Fight Rages
Red army reports describe a grave struggle at Stalingrad as Nazi forces push 400 miles from Ukraine toward the Volga city. Soviet dispatches claim German spearheads were cut off, counterattacks recaptured three settlements, and Germans bombed lines from the air while Red troops mounted a stubborn defense. The Moscow line also notes mirrored Soviet offensives near Rzhev and in the Caucasus as the broader war effort intensifies.
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Ukraine
Volge
Stalingrad
Red ‘Army
Great Volga
Stalin
Red Army
Rzhev
Red Star
Volga
Loral
Mravda
Navi
Caucasus
Prokhladmenski
Krasnodar
Don
Kotclnikovski
Vichy
Fortresses Over France Reported Over Northern France
Fortresses were over northern France this afternoon according to an authoritative report. In Nashville a speed limit enforcement plan will reveal motorists exceeding 40 mph to local rationing boards for fire and gasoline conservation. Washington announced British planes and fighters have joined the anti submarine campaign in the western Atlantic.
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U. S
France
Nashville
Cooper
Washington
Atlantic
Chinese Forces Retake Key Bases In East China
Chinese high command reports recapture of Chuhsien airfield near Chekiang and Lishui, with ongoing battles as Chinese forces expand control across Chekiang Kiangsi and parts of Guangdong. About 200 miles of the Chekiang Eck railway now back in Chinese hands as they push north from Linchwan and retake Suichang. A typhoon in Kyushu and Honshu caused heavy casualties and damage in Japan.
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Chekiang
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Chuhsieng
Kiangsi
Chekiang-E Kiangsi
Kwangtung Province
South Ching
Klangai
Yintan
RAF Hits German War Centers in Night Bombing Raid
RAF hit Kassel and the Baltic port of Gdynia in twin night raids, targeting German rail yards and a major locomotive works. About 30 bombers were lost as fighters and bombers escorted by RAF fleets struck from bases across a 1500 mile round trip. The attack aimed to disrupt Nazi supply lines across Germany while the Luftwaffe countered with daylight raids on northern England amid a broad Allied air campaign.
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Hassel
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Gdynia
Poland
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Soviet
Russia
Gneisenau
Kassel
Air Ministry
France
Channel
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Britain
Messerschmitt
Arctic
Mediterranean
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England
County Tax Revenue From Beer Surpasses Two Thousand
Taxes on beer for the year ending March 1943 net Sullivan County 2189.48 dollars and Kingsport 2916.78 dollars. State treasury received 468000 dollars for the same period. Funds are available for public schools hospitals and other public benefits.
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Sullivan County
Kingsport
Connally Seeks End to Community Property Tax Breaks
Senator Connally of Texas vows to strike from a new revenue bill a House provision that would cancel community property rights for estate taxes. He argues the halving of jointly held property skews taxation and reduces estate tax revenue, noting many Western states with community property laws. He asserts only half the husband’s property is his in life and should count as his estate after death.
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Connally
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New Mexico
Idaho
Nevada
California
Treasury
Marines Wipe Out Japanese On Makin Island Raid
Eyewitness accounts describe a two day Marine raid on Makin Island in the Gilbert group. Major James Roosevelt and others led attacks destroying seaplane facilities and killing numerous Japanese. isolated snipers tied to trees were engaged and a bomber was shot down.
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James Roosevelt
Japherd Gilbert
Solomons
Grang F. Carlson
Plymouth
Conn
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Roosevelt
James Davis
Evanston
Ill
Rain
Davis
Jim Faulkner
Red Oak
Texas
Oscar F. Peatloss
Raleigh
Carlson
Peatross
Lander
Flexible plan to curb inflation avoids rigid price freeze
President Roosevelt outlined a flexible approach to curbing inflation, favoring stabilization of farm prices and wages in line with living costs. He backed Leon Henderson's stabilization framework, said no freeze was planned, and indicated wage proposals would come in a Labor Day message to Congress. The talks with CIO chief Philip Murray and AFL leader William Green emphasized broad agreement on objectives. He warned the Justice Department report on wartime powers was still pending.
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Roosevelt
Leon Henderson
Justice Department
Philip Murray
CIO
William Green
AFL
Congress
More Workers Enter News Prize Contest
The Kingsport News promotes a prize contest with six big cash awards led by 9600.00 for the top vote getter and 8406.90 for second place. All non-winning entrants receive a 23 percent commission on business they generate if active through campaign end. Moscow generals Zhukov and Stalin are noted in a separate line about defense leadership.
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Kingsport News
Tennessee
Rds
Times and News Office
Roosevelt Discusses Meatless Day in War Effort
President Roosevelt floated a weekly meatless day to ease transport constraints. He said 30 to 40 ships now carrying meat from New Zealand Australia and Argentina could instead haul tanks planes and munitions, while the timing depended on ongoing transportation studies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New Zealand
Australia
Argentina
Help For Spain Proposed By FDR
President Roosevelt proposed a broad Americas plan to aid Spain in repairing civil war damage to cultural treasures and to stimulate postwar tourism. He revealed the plan at a press conference and said Nelson Rockefeller, en route to South America, should discuss it with regional officials.
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Washington
Rooosevelt
Americas
Spain
Nelson Rockefeller
South America
Rockefeller
Talmadge Friend Quits School Post In Protest
Atlanta based Sandy Beaver resigns as board of regents chair blaming Governor Eugene Talmadge for creating a crisis in the University System of Georgia. Beaver states the governor’s policies are destructive to the system. The Southern Association suspended ten system units last year over alleged political meddling by the governor.
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Talmadge Friend
Atlanta+P
Eugene Talmadge
University System of Georgia
Sandy Beaver
Board of Regents
Gainesville
Beaver
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Covernor Talmadge
Pacific Action Not Single Battle
General Sir Thomas Blamey said the Solomon Islands battle was not a single action but a battle that must be fought to defeat one side. He remained optimistic about Milne Bay operations in New Guinea and praised the Allied air force for contesting Japanese landings there.
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Melbourne
Kokoda
Blamey
Milne Bay
Market Maintains Recovery Leanings
Market sentiment held firm as a mild recovery bias persisted amid hopeful general news. Trading slowed after a fairly active interval with limited advances, while preliminary American successes in the Solomons and stiffened Russian resistance supported optimism. major commodities remained steady to higher.
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Ralls
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Solomons
Germany
Castrier Ioans
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Walter B. Clausen
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